Haaretz Today Israel's Far Right Is Repeating the Sin That Brought Down the Temple

Haaretz Today Israel's Far Right Is Repeating the Sin That Brought Down the Temple The reason why Jews cannot or do not pray at the Temple Mount anymore isn't necessarily because of the Muslim houses of worship or the status quo agreement. It is because, two millennia ago, we apparently couldn't stop doing the thing we keep doing right now Gift this article Share to Facebook Share to X Print article Comments: 28 Save Zen Reading Linda Dayan. Linda Dayan Follow July 23, 2026 As a small child in Modern Orthodox day school, I was taught that the Temple Mount – Judaism's holiest site, where the two ancient temples once stood, is off-limits. To this day, we don't know the original location of the Holy of Holies, the chamber that housed the Ark of the Covenant with the 10 commandments inside. Only the